The Union of the NGOs of the Islamic World has condemned Israeli security forces’ raid on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque and called for joint action from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Arab League countries.

The president of the Union, Ali Kurt condemned in a written statement the Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque.

“An effort should be exerted to unite Islamic world,” Kurt said.

Tension has been running high in East Jerusalem since Israel closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound last week following the shooting of an extremist rabbi in West Jerusalem.

The closure of Al-Aqsa, along with the killing of a young Palestinian man suspected of shooting the rabbi, fueled angry protests by Palestinians in East Jerusalem.